1 Thessalonians 5:2
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
In Context
1BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write to you.
Cross References
Matthew 25:13Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour!
Luke 12:39And this know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief is coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up.
Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
The Coming of Christ. ( a. d. 51.) 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we… Read the whole commentary →